Hinds County jailer fired for allegedly having sex with inmate

10:19 AM,
Jul. 17, 2013

Keenan O'Neal is accused of having sex with a female jailer at the Hinds County Work Center.

Written by

Ruth Ingram
| ringram@clarionledger.com

A Hinds County jailer is out of a job and facing charges after allegedly having sex with an inmate at a Jackson motel.

Hinds County Sheriff's Department spokesman Othor Cain said today the ex-husband of detention officer Melody Conwright told authorities that she had sex with inmate Keenan O'Neal. On Tuesday, O'Neal was returned to Mississippi Department of Corrections custody and is currently at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, Cain said.

"It was not at our facility, but our policy says that an employee should never fraternize or have personal interaction with an inmate at ...